Resources for Healthier Children (01)

Can Drinking Milk Improve Lactose Intolerance?
Can you drink milk to help stop your lactose intolerance? This site says that studies have shown that most people who have low levels of lactase can consume one cup of milk with a meal, or up to two cups of milk per day without having lactose intolerance symptoms. Drinking some milk daily, may actually improve tolerance to lactose. The article says that those who are lactose intolerant may be able to consume yogurt with active cultures. Yogurt cultures digest lactose within the gastrointestinal tract after it is eaten. If milk solids are listed on the label, then the yogurt will contain additional lactose.

Everything You Need to Know About What a Chiropractor Does at eHow Chiropractic
The eHow site has over 140 articles dealing with chiropractic topics. If you are curious about the side effects of chiropractic care, how much treatments should cost, or whether children should be treated by these health care professionals, you have come to the right place. If you are considering becoming a chiropractor, you can get valuable information about choosing a school, the requirements for getting a license, and more. The steps involved in performing different types of adjustments are covered, along with tips for conquering your fear of going to see a chiropractor. Content is grouped into How To's, How Does, Facts, and About for ease of use.

Children and Calcium: What the Lactose Intolerant Should Know
Even if your child or teenager is lactose intolerant, it’s important to make sure they get the right daily amount of calcium. This lists how many milligrams per day kids from infant stage to age 18 should have, and also includes nondairy foods that are high in calcium. These include green vegetables, such as broccoli and kale, fish with soft bones, and yogurt. "Evidence shows that the bacterial cultures used in making yogurt produce some of the lactase enzyme required for proper digestion," the site says.

Help for Teens: Stories, Information and Help
This site gives teens recovery stories so they can learn how other teens coped with drug and alcohol abuse. It also offers memorials of teens who died from drug and alcohol abuse. A section called Help for Teens gives teens advice about how to tell if a friend has a drug problem, how drug users can get help, how to talk to a friend about a drug problem, what to do if your friend has a drug problem, why people can’t handle drinking and drugs.